Business Services Manager

On behalf of a well-established chartered accountancy practice, we are recruiting for a Business Services Manager with strong technical knowledge across accountancy disciplines and excellent client skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to take on a role where you will lead, motivate and steer a team, and help build the firm’s client portfolio. Predominantly an accounts role, there will be some involvement in audit assignments (around 20%) with genuine opportunity to influence direction of the firm.

As Business Services Manager your responsibilities will include:

• Line management of 6 direct reports including training, delegating and reviewing work, carrying out performance reviews
• Responsible for meeting new business services clients and building relationships to upsell additional services including cross selling to personal tax
• Report directly to MD and required to complete reporting and data analysis tasks such as client billing and billable time on direct reports’timesheets
• Day to day client management and responding to queries
• Managing the office’s WIP ledger, invoicing, and credit control
• Ensuring correct AML procedure is adhered to for the whole team

The successful candidate will satisfy the following:

• Qualified ACA, ACCA or similar with at least five years PQE within a practice environment
• Strong understanding of corporation tax, small business structures (small groups), succession planning for the owner managed business and remuneration strategies
• Strong up to date audit knowledge (new ISA 315; going concern, ISA 240, ISA600)
• Up to date on VAT and PAYE rulings
• Working understanding of both income tax and CGT
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications for this role from candidates that do not have the right to work in the UK, or require visa sponsorship, either currently or in the future. This includes those currently on a graduate visa.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job.